Falcons
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
Falcons have thin, pointed wings, which allow them to dive at extremely high speeds. (Peregrine Falcons, the fastest animals on Earth, are said to have reached speeds of up to 200 mph.)
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Saker Falcon Falco cherrug
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Famous quotes containing the word falcons:
“Thus piteously Love closed what he begat:
The union of this ever-diverse pair!
These two were rapid falcons in a snare,
Condemned to do the flitting of the bat.”
—George Meredith (1828–1909)